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Authority bondA bond issued by a government agency or a corporation created to manage a revenue-producing public enterprise. The difference between an authority bond and a municipal bond is that margin protections may be incorporated in the authority bond contract as well as in the legislation that enables the authority.Authority bond Similar MatchesAuthorityAuthorityThe concept in technical analysis that a trend in a share price is more meaningful if the number of shares traded (the 'volume') is high. A trend with low volume has less authority. Occupational Pensions Regulatory AuthorityOccupational Pensions Regulatory AuthorityThe Authority set up under the Pensions Act 1995 to make occupational pensions more secure. Public housing authority bondPublic housing authority bondBonds of local public housing agencies that are secured by the federal government and whose proceeds are used to provide low-rent housing. Financial Services AuthorityFinancial Services AuthorityThe replacement regulating body for the Securities and Investments Board (SIB). The FSA, which came into being on 28th October 1997, carries all regulatory responsibilities for the UK financial services industry. The overall broad objectives are:the protection of consumers of financial servicesthe promotion of clean and orderly marketsthe maintenance of confidence in the financial services systemIt is a criminal offence to conduct investment business without authorisation, and the FSA is empowered to prosecute those who break this rule. A Central Register is held which lists firms with authorisation. Personal Investment AuthorityPersonal Investment AuthorityA Self Regulating Organisation (SRO) authorised by the Financial Services Authority (FSA) which regulates the majority of companies conducting investment business with private investors in the financial services market.The PIA replaced FIMBRA and LAUTRO and some activities of IMRO and the SFA in 1994.All regulatory functions of the PIA were taken over by the Financial Services Authority (FSA) in December 2001. Further SuggestionsLocal authority searchesTrade Promotion Authority UK Listing Authority local authority investment Securities and Futures Authority Budget authority Water authority search fee |
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